Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-21

and sank almost Immediately. The Schol-
ten had on board passengers and crew to the
number of 2i0, and of these only sixty-eight
are known to have been saved. OF the remain
ing 1S2 twenty seven have been landed at
Dover, dead, and fears are entertained that
the others were also lost, though a few of
them may have been picked up by passing
vessels.
As soon as the news OF the disaster reached
Dover vessels We're sent to tn g rescue but it
does not as yet appear that, with the excep-
ton of the sixty-eight persons rescued and
brought here by the steamer Edre, any lives
have been aved. The steamer Rosemary is
lying off Ramsgate with her bows badly
stove and her timbers strained.
A dense fog prevailed when the collision
occurred and the Scho lien was moving at
half speed. No warning before the collision
was given, the sudden shock of the contact on
the port bow having been the first inti:nqtion
to the officers to the officers
of the Dutch steamer of Ebe
proximity OF another vessel The officers Of
the Scholten deny that the passengers on
board the steamer were in bed, but it is the
fact, nevertheless that most of them rusned
upon the deck in their night clothes immedi.
ately after the collision
As soon as the extent of the damage to the
vessel was aseertained the order was given
to 10 wer the boats The ship carried five
boats, but only two of them were available,
the other three being unsea worthy. The
two sound boats were lowered and at the
same time it was reported or deck that the
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down.
The scenes which followed this announce
ment were terrible beyond description.
Shrieks, prayers, groans and curses mingled
with the hoarse voices of the officers giving
orders and the cries of children clinging to
| their mothers skirts rendered still more
| heartrending the terror laden shrieks of the
latter. The officers displayed admirable
GOODNESS, and remained on the bridge and at
| other points of duty until the last, several of
them, being provided with life-belts remain :
| ing until the vessel settled and leaping into
| the sea as she went down. Within twenty
| minutes after the two ships came together
the Scholten was at the bottom of the chan
mel
| All of the passengers and crew who had
| teen fortunate enough to procure life belts
| floated and were picked up by the Eire's
boats, which cruised around until O'Clock
| Sunday morning There is scarcely person
among the rescued passengers who does not
| mourn the loss of wife husband, brother,
sister or child, and in some cases only one
member of large family is found to have
been saved The survivors were supplied
with clothing by the officers and crew of the
Edre as far as possible, and additional gar
ments were furnished to the unfortunate up
| on their arrival at Dover.
Following are the names of the survivors
landed at Dover by the Edre thus far OBJ.
tanned: passengers-Sarah Zukerman, Caro-
line Mule, Carl Mule, Scot CatzeIime, Fred
HepHey, Sara Gold, Maria Seller, l. Robin.
son, VanDam Freyhum, Johan Binkie
Reich Bromhop Albert Hensler, Madelens
Smiel, Anna HONG, C. F. Andeartte, Jud
Levense, H. Pastner, l. Whine, E. Suscariah
Charles Miles, A. F. Bargsten, g. Appleby
Zekel Schatmelder, F. Wilmo, Francois
Reiter, |. Gerung, C.. Deske, Myer Schal-
sneider. L. Sreick Barbara Sputz, Maria
Hobelsbergen, Bergen Kles. Grew Moritz
Ayme Hulzngs, Kennekamo, MeikelbachLuiIl
Telling, Meyer, Devring, Jacob Deories,
Sotom, Felber, Wegendan Chriske Zekoren
Guber, Mailman, Barto, Fleykoogs, Derooye
Driezsn, Rockers, Nelson, Debre, DONNA
Sprngenmaye Lunsperter Danower, Kok.
Ths bodies recovered and brought to Do
yer include those of woman with letter
addressed, "a. Curront, Rue st. GILES, Brus
sels;" Solomon Goldschmidt, cigar dealer
in London; - Burtsig, of Wasbud; mar
with the name Jacket marked on his linen;
Jew with a letter addressed "SebensteI
Hermann, 1eS Stanton street. New York :
a man with letter addressed, John Koch
mel, Sandusky," and Henri Blanc, of Ohio
the ouly cabin passenger OIL board, and {
man named Friedmann merchant at ko
was The others not yet identified are most
ly women. Mrs. Lohenstein, Peter Steil
berg, chief mate; Chief Stewardess Hak, ant
- Duntt second steward
Nearly all of the dead show evidences o
having experienced great suffering and many
of them appear to have died from othe
causes than drowning.
The Scholten lies four miles off the Admir-
atty pier. Three masts are visible, and a
her position is dangerous to navigation buoy
lights have been placed over tn sunken YES
sell
Mr. Moore, passenger, says: There wer'
!
One of them, girl, asked us to keep to
gether so that the English might go down to
gether. l was in the water long time be
fore being picked up. The water was a
freezing temperature and this fact undoubi
edly fastened the death of many"
Another passenger says the Storage pa:
sengers became terror.stricken and ran abou
the ship in wild confusion, The captai
tried IN vain to restore order among then
but they were not to be pacified When til
, two boats were lowered these frenzied me
, and women rushed for them and were wit
, great difficulty kept from sinking them
, Charles Mills, of Red Hi Surrey, say
the life boats appeared as if they had ne
been used for long time. Tney had TO b
chopped away with axes, with the assistanc
!, of passengers. II called out to those on tt
bridge to fire rockets" he continued at WI
long time before they did. The create
confusion prevailed. The ship was rigl
! over on her port side before the
fired the rockets waited until Il
, water touched the boilers, putin
, out the fires Then got hold of belt, br
Dutch sailor snatchsd it away. We Wei
f all mixed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and English
clinging to one another in the water. / sa
several drowned in this way and had IL
, greatest difficulty to keep clear of them.
gave a spar to a woman to hold on to. II
putch sailors wanted to save themselves an
even thrust women aside. l can swil
: well and l swan about until
got to the Edre, when 70,
was thrown to me- After the collision wei
down into the cabin and woke two Dutt
ladies, but they were paralyzed with terri,
5 and wouldn't got up, despite all entreates
a heard other complaints about the conduct G
( the Dutch sailors The confusion was g,
{. treme. Everybody seemed terror-strickel
E this may account for the apparent want
, discipline"
The Scholten. was fiEstclass Clyde bal
steamship, thirteen yeaes old, net tonna,
1,7l0, valued at about $3.50, Co., She had a
commodations for sixty cabin, forty int
mediate and 500 steerage passengers. H
captains name was Taats, and this was
first trip on her, he being one of the lost
was an experienced officer, but had suffer-